9/07 to present – Deputy Director, Center for Maritime Systems (CMS) and Research Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Ocean Engineering Department, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; Responsible for overall management of CMS maritime commerce and resiliency research, which focuses on port and intermodal transportation operations and sustainability as well as supply chain security; and responsible for Maritime Systems Academic Program including program development and management, student advising (PhD and MS advisees), and preparation and instruction of 6 courses.

9/05 to 8/07 – Program Manager, Regional Port Programs, Port Commerce Department, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, overall responsible for planning and development of a regional port-related freight strategy, evaluating regional impacts, particularly with respect to freight mobility, and identification of new off-port infrastructure development demands within the metropolitan region.

3/04 to 9/04 – Principal Maritime Advisor, Coalition Provisional Authority, responsible for advising the Iraqi Minister of Transportation and Director General of the Iraqi Port Authority on port infrastructure and maritime commerce and leading a multi-national team to rebuilding of ports of Iraq.

1/01 to 9/05 – General Manager, Waterways Development, Port Commerce Department, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, responsible for strategic planning and development of Port waterways and capital construction program for $2 billion navigation facilities investments in the Port complex in cooperation with federal agencies, States of New York and New Jersey, and New York City.

Professional Service

2013-present, Member, Committee on Reinvesting in Inland Waterways: What Policymakers Need to Know, National Research Council (NRC), Washington, DC